Over the past two weeks Senate and Assembly Budget Subcommittees took action to remove Gov. Jerry Brown’s transportation funding proposal from the budget negotiations. This procedural move, which involves voting to reject the proposal without prejudice, puts all focus squarely on the Special Session.

This story is part of an ongoing series featuring Helen Putnam Award entries. The 2015 entries are available on the League’s website as a resource for cities in a searchable database called California City Solutions. The Fullerton Police Department Homeless Liaison Officer Programwas submitted in 2015 for the Public Safety award category.